| Title |
Expression and Activation by Epstein Barr Virus of Human Endogenous Retroviruses-W in Blood Cells and Astrocytes: Inference for Multiple Sclerosis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0044991 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Giuseppe Mameli, Luciana Poddighe, Alessandra Mei, Elena Uleri, Stefano Sotgiu, Caterina Serra, Roberto Manetti, Antonina Dolei |
| Abstract |
Proposed co-factors triggering the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) are the Epstein Barr virus (EBV), and the potentially neuropathogenic MSRV (MS-associated retrovirus) and syncytin-1, of the W family of human endogenous retroviruses. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 20% |
| Canada | 16 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 3% |
| Poland | 4 | 1% |
| Australia | 4 | 1% |
| Germany | 3 | <1% |
| Ireland | 2 | <1% |
| Comoros | 2 | <1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 18 | 5% |
| Unknown | 218 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 325 | 93% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 12 | 3% |
| Scientists | 6 | 2% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 121 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 15% |
| Researcher | 19 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 10% |
| Other | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 10% |
| Unknown | 35 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 17 | 13% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 11 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 9% |
| Unknown | 37 | 29% |